About ICNE

The International Centre for Nursing Ethics (ICNE) is a worldwide collaboration of researchers in nursing ethics focussing on issues of morality, professional ethics, philosophy of care, cultural and religious values, law and accountability. The Founding Directors were Verena Tschudin and Geoffrey Hunt.

The ICNE is independent of trade organisations, unions and professional associations. It has its headquarters at the University of Surrey (School of Health & Social Care), Guildford, UK. It was launched at the University in June 1999.

The ICNE promotes international research, development of ethics teaching, cross-cultural discussion and understanding, and ethical inter-professional and inter-agency co-operation. It runs regular conferences and seminars.

The ICNE has as its vehicle the international peer-reviewed academic journal, Nursing Ethics, published by Sage (ISSN 0969-7330), which appears six times a year. News of ICNE developments is featured in the journal.

International President:
Dr Verena Tschudin

Director:
Dr Ann Gallagher, RN, PhD

ICNE current research projects include:
End of Life Care (joint project with partners at the University of Sao Paulo Brazil)
CHOICE (joint project with Ashford & St Peters NHS Trust)
A collaborative research project to understand how (poor) communication by nurses and midwives contributes to complaints and to explore the role of clinical leadership in promoting effective communication for nurses and midwives in responding to informal complaints (RESPONSE)

Local Management Group:
Ann Gallagher, University of Surrey
Jane Leng, University of Surrey
Cath Grob, University of Surrey
Alison Smith, University of Surrey
Nadine Page, University of Surrey
Kathy Curtis, University of Surrey
Penny Robinson, University of Surrey
Anne Arber, University of Surrey
Steve Edwards, University of Swansea
Joan McCarthy, University College Cork

International Council and Editorial Board:
Emerita Anne Davis, University of California, USA
Ebin J Arries, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Leyla Dinc, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Steve Edwards, University of Swansea, UK
Chris Gastmans, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Yukiko Kusano, International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland
Megan-Jane Johnstone, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Helen Kohlen, University of Vallendar, Germany
Masami Matsuda, University of Shizuoka, Japan
Isabel Amelia Costa Mendes, University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao, Brazil
Joan McCarthy, University College Cork, Ireland
Douglas Olsen, Veterans Administration, Washington, USA
Maria Cristina Paganini, University of Tuiuti and Federal University of Parana, Brazil
Samantha Pang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Riitta Suhonen, University of Turku, Finland
Leila Toviainen, University of Helsinki, Finland, and School of Philosophy, University of Tasmania, Australia
Janet Storch, University of Victoria, Canada
Daphne Viveka, Kurji Family School of Nursing, Patna, Bihar, India
Martin Woods, Massey University, New Zealand
 

The ICNE puts special emphasis on:

• The characteristic features and outlook of nursing
• Empirical research in ethics, values and accountability
• Cross-cultural discussion
• Inter-professional and inter-agency collaboration
• Practice-based ethical problem-solving
• Human Rights (the ICNE makes Human Rights Awards for Nurses every year)
• Teaching ethics - international perspectives

The ICNE's aims are to create an international discussion forum, an interchange for cross-cultural research, and opportunities for doctoral and postdoctoral working, publishing scholarly works, developing open learning materials, and generating a resource of information in the field.

ICNE works closely with The Centre for Research in Nursing and Midwifery Education (CRNME).